Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 86.2% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 35.1% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$3.01
$4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 58.0% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$2.76
$3.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$5.55
$7.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$2.18
$2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$2.44
$3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$1.58
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$1.02
$1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$1.71
$2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$1.67
$2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$0.75
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$0.92
$1.25
|
|
pay 82.5% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$1.50
$2.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$22.56
$30.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$24,063.77
$32,782.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$20.87
$28.43
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$588.78
$802.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$378.50
$515.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
|
pay 5.7% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$208.21
$283.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$12,117.74
$16,508.32
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$1.88
$2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$3.44
$4.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$11.28
$15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$39.10
$53.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$4.51
$6.15
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$88.32
$120.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$69.99
$95.36
|
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